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There are some who believe that progressive women lost their chance to make history in 2008 when Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton ended her presidential bid, but EMILY’s List organizers disagree. “If we add nine Democratic, pro-choice women to the [U.S.] House this cycle — and when I say ‘this cycle,’ I mean the entire cycle [...]

This week’s earworm: “How Soon is Now” by The Smiths Many probably know this song best as the theme from the television series Charmed. The version that is played on the series, however, is performed by Love Spit Love. I like them both and probably would have put the Love Spit Love version here, if [...]

An Iowa Supreme Court decision released this morning has a very personal significance for Iowa resident Bob Krause. He is a brother-in-law of Heidi Anfinson, a Des Moines woman convicted of second-degree murder in the drowning death of her infant son who received court approval today for a new trial. Because of Heidi and the [...]

Iowa woman convicted of second-degree murder in the 1998 drowning death of her infant son will have new day in court An Iowa Supreme Court decision handed down today confirms that legal counsel for Heidi Anfinson was ineffective for not presenting evidence and investigating Anfinson’s claims of postpartum depression. “There was ample evidence of Anfinson’s [...]